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Doctor Europeus in History of Arts and Archaeology; English and German > Spanish Translations
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English to Spanish: The Myth of Balder. A Study in Comparative Mythology/El mito de Balder. Un estudio de mitología comparada Detailed field: Anthropology
Source text - English Since the beginning of this century great progress has made in the solution of the problems connected with the Old Teutonic Balder Myth, thanks in part to the anthropological method as it was applied to the tradition of Balder by Sir J. G. Frazer y F. Kauffmann. The English scholar sees in Balder a vegetation demon and the oak spirit exclusively. Kauffmann, while adopting Frazer´s theory that the myth of the god´s death is based upon the märchen motif of the extraneous soul, further elaborated the thesis of the English folklorist and pointed out that the Balder Myth grew out of the Balder Rite, which was nothing but the sacrifice of the Teutonic king, a piacular sacrifice, for the purpose of propitiating the chthonic powers and of assuring the well-being of the community.
Translation - Spanish Desde comienzos de este siglo se ha avanzado mucho en cuanto a la solución de los problemas relacionados con el antiguo mito teutónico de Balder gracias, en parte, al método antropológico tal y como Sir J. G. Frazer y F. Kauffmann aplicaron a la tradición de Balder. El investigador inglés ve en Balder únicamente un demon de la vegetación y el espíritu del roble. Kauffman, si bien adopta la teoría de Frazer de que el mito de la muerte del dios se basa en el motivo folclórico del alma externa, desarrolló más la tesis del folclorista inglés y señaló que el mito de Balder surgió a partir del rito de Balder, que no era otra cosa que el sacrificio del rey teutónico, un sacrificio expiatorio destinado a propiciar los poderes terrestres y asegurar la prosperidad de la comunidad.
English to Spanish: Groundwell Ridge Villa Analysis Project PR 3641/ Proyecto de análisis de la villa de Groundwell Ridge (Pr 3641) Detailed field: Archaeology
Source text - English One of the most fundamental elements for the understanding of any archaeological site must be the pottery finds, and Groundwell Ridge was no exception. As a result of the site´s heavy disturbance by early stone robbers and the later attempted road construction, pottery was one of the first ways that we could ‘spot-date’ some of the elements of the building. Once we had a basic chronology for the site, educated guesses could be made about the phasing of the structure. A large variety of potter was recovered from the site of all types and of all dates within the Roman Period. The pottery can be initially divided into two basic types which are, Finewares and Coarsewares. Finewares include the well known red hued Samian Ware wich was the ‘best’ pottery for use for serving and on the table. The second category is the Coarsewares which were the everyday pottery of the non-villa owning populace or in the context of a villa, probably the pottery that would have been used for food preparation, cooking, or storage.
Translation - Spanish La cerámica debe ser uno de los elementos más importantes para entender cualquier yacimiento arqueológico y, en este sentido, Groundwell Ridge no ha sido una excepción. Como consecuencia de la fuerte alteración del yacimiento debida a la acción de los saqueadores de piedra antiguos y al posterior intento de construcción de una carretera, el estudio de la cerámica ha sido uno de los primeros medios que nos ha permitido datar algunos elementos del edificio. Una vez establecida la cronología básica del yacimiento, se pudieron plantear hipótesis sobre las distintas fases de la estructura. Se recuperó del yacimiento una gran variedad de cerámica de todos tipos y cronologías dentro del periodo romano. En principio, esta cerámica puede dividirse en dos tipologías básicas: la cerámica de lujo y la cerámica común. Entre las cerámicas de lujo se incluye la conocida terra sigillata, de color rojo, la mejor cerámica de servicio y de mesa. La segunda categoría está formada por la cerámica común, que era la cerámica de uso diario de la población ajena a la villa así como en el contexto de una villa. Se trata probablemente de la cerámica que se utilizaría para la preparación de los alimentos, para cocinar o para el almacenaje.
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Years of experience: 18. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 2010.
I am Diana Rodríguez, a freelance translator specialized in History of Arts and Classical Archaeology , subjects in which I earned a "European Doctorate" (summa cum laude) in June 2010. In 2005, after finishing my degree on History of Arts (1st ), I was granted a pretigious doctoral FPU fellowship at the University of León. It was thanks to it that I could move abroad and study at the Universities of Oxford (UK) and Heidelberg (Germany), fully developping both my language and my research skills. I have also studied a second master´s degree on Archaeology and Heritage at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Since 2006, I have translated (English<->Spanish, German > Spanish) a wide range of scholarly texts on those disciplines, doing also some consecutive interpreting at the 20th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies (León, 1st-11th September 2006).
I have recently completed a paid translation traineeship at the European Parliament, translating a variety of texts ranging from minutes, agendas, notes, to letters, written questions, amendments...
I am eager to accept translation jobs falling into the scope of the Social Sciences and Humanities in general and the History of Arts and Archaeology in particular. I am also willing to accept projects related to the European Institutions. I also work in the field of Tourism, doing translations of hotel reviews for a well-known European company and have experience in the translation of a retail-related website.
Should you require more information or need a detailed CV, please don´t hesitate to contact me.
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